1929 Manx general election

General elections were held in the Isle of Man between 7 and 15 November 1929. Independent candidates won a majority of seats in the House of Keys.[1]

Electoral system

The 24 members of the House of Keys were elected from 11 constituencies,[2] which had between one and three seats.

Constituency Electorate Seats Date of election
Ayre2,131312 November
Castletown1N/A
Douglas North8,095313 November
Douglas South2N/A
Garff2,332213 November
Glenfaba2,554314 November
Michael1,297215 November
Middle3,92737 November
Peel2,002115 November
Ramsey3,12217 November
Rushen4,543312 November
Source: Sherratt

Campaign

A total of 40 candidates contested the elections; 30 independents, eight from the Manx Labour Party and two from Independent Labour.[1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Manx Labour Party7,57318.877+1
Independent Labour6951.7300
Independents31,86279.4017−1
Total40,130100.00240
Registered voters/turnout30,003
Source: Sherratt

By constituency

Constituency Candidate Party Votes % Notes
AyreD.J. TeareIndependent92523.8Re-elected
R. CainIndependent82921.3Re-elected
A.J. CottierIndependent69818.0Elected
J. CorlettIndependent54414.0
E.B.C. FarrantIndependent49312.7
C. GillIndependent Labour39610.2
CastletownJoseph Davidson QualtroughIndependentRe-elected unopposed
Douglas NorthA.B. CrookallIndependent4,00429.5Re-elected
T.R. RadcliffeIndependent2,79520.6Elected
J. KellyManx Labour Party2,56818.9Elected
S. NorrisIndependent2,56418.9Unseated
R.F. FargherIndependent8576.3
J.J. CowleyIndependent8025.9
Douglas SouthA.J. TeareManx Labour PartyRe-elected unopposed
W.C. CraineManx Labour PartyRe-elected unopposed
GarffW.K. CowinManx Labour Party86835.0Re-elected
T. CallowIndependent70428.4Re-elected
G.W. FilliterIndependent59524.0
C.F. CorkhillIndependent31012.5
GlenfabaF.S. DalgleishIndependent95031.5Re-elected
R. KneenIndependent92930.8Re-elected
W.P. ClucasManx Labour Party83427.7
J. DukeIndependent Labour2999.9
MichaelJ.F. CrellinIndependent74246.5Re-elected
T.H. KneenIndependent44427.8Elected
J. CallisterIndependent40925.6
MiddleC. GillIndependent1,87231.3Re-elected
George Frederick ClucasIndependent1,66427.9Re-elected
W.F. CowellIndependent1,37223.0Re-elected
A. RadcliffeManx Labour Party1,06617.8
PeelChristopher R. ShimminManx Labour Party86159.6Re-elected
W.R. IrvingIndependent58440.4
RamseyW.H. AlcockIndependent1,20751.8Elected
A.H. TeareIndependent1,07346.1Unseated
L. NelsonIndependent482.1
RushenR. KneenManx Labour Party1,37623.6Elected
J.S. KermodeIndependent1,28522.1Elected
W. MooreIndependent1,12019.2Re-elected
W.A. KellyIndependent1,11819.2
A. QualtroughIndependent92515.9
Source: Sherratt

References

  1. Tom Sherratt (1979) Isle of Man parliamentary election results 1919 – 1979, p38
  2. Sherratt, p39
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